Covid live news: EU not renewing orders for AstraZeneca jabs after June; lockdown extended in New Delhi

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International aid has poured in for India, where record infection rates have overwhelmed hospitals, depleting medicines, oxygen tanks and other supplies. Earlier this month, Qatar Airways also airlifted 300 tonnes of aid free of charge from Doha to India. Emirates will provide free spare capacity to transport supplies from charities based in Dubai, divisional senior … Read more

PM Modi calls up CMs of TN, MP, Maharashtra & HP to discuss Covid-19

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called up the chief ministers of Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Madhya Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh, to understand the ground situation with respect to the Covid-19 pandemic and promised to extend all help to beat the second wave raging across the country. Modi also emphasised on the need for coordination between … Read more

Maharashtra government to set up committee to study SC order on Maratha quota

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The Maharashtra government will set up a committee under a retired judge to study the Supreme Court order striking down reservations for the Maratha community, state minister Ashok Chavan said on Saturday. The apex court on May 4 struck down the Maharashtra law granting quota to Marathas in admissions and government jobs, terming the statute … Read more

India and EU to resume negotiations for FTA after 8 yrs; Launch comprehensive connectivity partnership

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India and the European Union on Saturday announced the resumption of talks for a free trade agreement, eight years after its suspension, and agreed to launch negotiations for two key pacts on investment protection and geographical indications. These decisions were taken at a virtual summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and leaders of 27 member … Read more

Andhra Pradesh CM slams Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren for his dig at PM

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Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday lashed out at his Jharkhand counterpart Hemant Soren for his jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Jagan took exception to a tweet by Soren in which the latter took a dig at the Prime Minister saying he only spoke “Mann ki Baat” and that … Read more

PM Modi congratulates Mamata Banerjee on taking oath as chief minister

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Mamata Banerjee on taking oath as West Bengal chief minister. Modi tweeted a congratulatory message to Banerjee soon after the Trinamool Congress head was sworn in as chief minister for a third straight term. Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar administered her the oath of office and secrecy at a low-key … Read more

PM Dials Bengal Governor over post-poll violence, BJP moves SC

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi has dialled Governor Jagdeep Dhankar on Tuesday to express “serious anguish and concern” over the law and order situation in the state, a day after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) sought a status report from the West Bengal government after reports said at least 11 people were killed in post … Read more

View: Mamata’s victory will give new heart to an otherwise demoralised opposition

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Shiva Sen has already hailed her as a ‘Bengali tigress.’ The underlying message being: If she can come out tops against such odds, so can we. Synopsis The suspense of the last few weeks over whether or not Mamata Banerjee ‘will make it’ helped her in more ways than one. It made her into a … Read more

Mamata Banerjee effects landslide on a wheelchair – Defectors, boisterous campaign boomerang on BJP as poor stand by Didi

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Mamata Banerjee-led All India Trinamool Congress has retained West Bengal, delivering a blow to the Bharatiya Janata Party which had made wresting the state its main target in this round of assembly elections. Trinamool won 215 seats and decimated the Left Front and Congress. The BJP, which had won almost half the number of Lok … Read more